Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember that thy brother hath aught against thee,

leave there thy gift before the altar, and go away; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

And, Whoever sweareth by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, is bound.

Blind men! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar flint sanctifieth the gift?

He then who sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that is upon it;

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew, between the temple and the altar.